Post by Millie Squilly in Music and Sound Design Assistance

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Hi, just as a heads up if you are not familiar with Decker, its audio capabilities out of the box are pretty limited. Essentially, it is limited to sound clips of a maxmimum of 10 seconds, in 8khz 8-bit mono. So it's pretty low-fi.

You can string clips together with a bit of programming, or use something like my own JankyTunes library (which is essentially a very primitive chiptune player) but generally it's pretty limited.

Just thought you should know what the limitations are before you joined a project and smashed out like a 2 minute song that may be a bit tricky to use in Decker, haha.

JustARobotIdk248 days ago(+1)

Thank you very much for sharing this!

I had practiced with Decker for a little while but was not aware there was a limit to the length of sound clips. I'll see if I can compose in the chiptune player you created, which I must say is very impressive!

SWANCHIME248 days ago(+2)

i love millie's janky sequencer and jankytunes!!!!! im its #1 fan. lmk if you have any q's about working w/in its limitations though i gotta say that i am a silly little ghost who just does everything by instinct and have no theoretical knowledge. but! i (extreme perfectionist) am content with the tunes i've created in millie's sequencer and can guide to the best of my ability if you need or want feedback. of course if you're confident in yourself pls just take care n have fun!! (sorry if its overstepping to offer help)

JustARobotIdk248 days ago(+2)

Thank you Swanchime! I'll be sure to let you know if I need help with the program.

And no worries about overstepping! Your assistance as another expert on the program is much appreciated.

Millie Squilly248 days ago(+1)

A few tips on using JankyTunes

The contraption I linked is what you'll use for getting things playing in your deck, but for composing it you'll want to use Janky Sequencer, which gives a nice(ish) interface for entering in notes and such. If you want to tweak the default sounds, they're all adjustable under the Synth Parameters button, but if you're trying to test and try out sounds, then my Janky Synthesizer deck uses the same synthesis technique underneath so it can be a good place to test and refine sounds.

Also since the format it saves is just CSV files, I sometimes find it easiest to just edit them in Excel, where it's easier to copy and paste segments and such.

Hope this helps. I am also happy to answer questions if you can't figure this out.

JustARobotIdk248 days ago

I do have experience using sequencers, so I should be able to manage! While I believe I've worked out the more prominent aspects of the program that I'll need, I'll let you know when I'm curious of anything. Thank you again Millie!

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